Part of a scenic road loop in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park is reopening after being closed for over six years. The road encircles the rugged Badlands where the 26th president roamed as a young man in the 1880s. A section of roadway slumped because of erosion in spring 2019, eventually leading 6 miles of roadway to close.
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Here's what to knowUS ice cream makers say they'll stop using artificial dyes by 2028What to know about Trump's draft proposal to curtail state AI regulationsMove. Cheer. Dance. Do the wave. How to tap into the collective joy of 'we mode'Optimism ahead of pope's visit to Turkey for reopening of Istanbul's Greek Orthodox seminaryThis image provided by North Dakota Tourism shows Scoria Point Overlook in Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Aug. 2, 2011, near Medora, North Dakota. This image provided by the National Park Service shows the reconstructed roadway in the Badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. In this image provided by Christine Kman, wild horses cross the Badlands in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park in an area of the park closed since 2019. This image provided by the National Park Service shows the collapsed road along Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s scenic loop drive before reconstruction began in North Dakota. In this image provided by Christine Kman, elk stand together in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park in an area of the park closed since 2019. This image provided by North Dakota Tourism shows Scoria Point Overlook in Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Aug. 2, 2011, near Medora, North Dakota. This image provided by North Dakota Tourism shows Scoria Point Overlook in Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Aug. 2, 2011, near Medora, North Dakota. This image provided by the National Park Service shows the reconstructed roadway in the Badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. This image provided by the National Park Service shows the reconstructed roadway in the Badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. In this image provided by Christine Kman, wild horses cross the Badlands in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park in an area of the park closed since 2019. In this image provided by Christine Kman, wild horses cross the Badlands in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park in an area of the park closed since 2019. This image provided by the National Park Service shows the collapsed road along Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s scenic loop drive before reconstruction began in North Dakota. This image provided by the National Park Service shows the collapsed road along Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s scenic loop drive before reconstruction began in North Dakota. In this image provided by Christine Kman, elk stand together in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park in an area of the park closed since 2019. In this image provided by Christine Kman, elk stand together in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park in an area of the park closed since 2019. BISMARCK, N.D. — Shut down for more than six years, part of a scenic road loop in North Dakota’scolorful bluffs, dramatic formations Storms, the erosive landscape and aging infrastructure caused a 150-foot section of roadway to slump in spring 2019, with sinkholes and other problems occurring later on the road, the National Park Service said. Since then, visitors have had to turn around at a certain point, unable to see views such as Scoria Point Overlook, a vista of red rock and rolling hills. “It’s a nice, scenic place. It’s been missed,” said Chris Kman, a local souvenir shop owner who also leads park tours. Scoria Point is one of her top spots in the park, the site of her favorite photo with her husband. A popular nature trail is nearby. The road closure later enveloped another pull-off, Badlands Overlook, with a view where “the sky goes on forever,” Kman said. The road is scheduled to reopen Tuesday, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said. Construction lasted about two and a half years on a 6-mile closed segment, ending in October.“There’s just an incredible amount of engineering that’s gone into it because you’re building this road on the side of these steep bluffs,” said Hoeven, R-N.D. Visitors will see stone riprap, wire suspension and concrete work holding the road in place and blending into the natural terrain, he said.The closed road segment dates to the Great Depression, when the Civilian Conservation Corps developed the area that became the national park. The scenic loop was completed in 1968. The road project needed more money because of continuing failures of the soil under the road, contract bids higher than budget estimates and erosive storms, the park service said. Long winters and short summers limited construction, and rain and winter weather took a toll as well, the agency said.“The next thing that they’re going to want to do, if they haven’t already done it, is to go through the park,” library spokesperson Matt Briney said.Dura covers the North Dakota state government and politics and other Midwest topics. He is based in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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